Funding announcement
Today’s waste plastic, tomorrow’s prototype
Profile of PolyLab, whose founders are developing the Eco Pellet Extruder to turn waste plastic into 3D printing filament while completing a Deakin accelerator program.
Accelerator · 1 deal
Spark Deakin
Melbourne, VIC
Disclosed deals
Every published round Spark Deakin took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vollie | Accelerator | 24 Jun 2019 | - | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Cohort members
Everyone Spark Deakin has named to a program in published coverage. A place in a program is not a raise: the cheque is the figure recorded with the place, which is the program's standard terms where we hold them, and a blank is one we don't.
Portfolio
Companies Spark Deakin has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vollie | 24 Jun 2019, Accelerator | 1 | 0 |
Funds
Fund closes reported for Spark Deakin, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Portfolio companies acquired
Companies Spark Deakin has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Spark Deakin did.
People
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Daizy Maan | SPARK Programme Manager | SmartCompany |
| Kathy Reid | Mentor | SmartCompany |
| Pawan Lalwani | Mentor | SmartCompany |
| Tanya Dontas | Mentor | SmartCompany |
Coverage
Stories naming Spark Deakin. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Funding announcement
From custom AI to a Key Squirrel: Meet this year's participants in the SPARK Deakin accelerator programme
Deakin University's SPARK Deakin hub names ten startups joining its 2018 accelerator, each getting non-equity seed money, mentoring and workspace, and recalls Vollie from the previous year's cohort.